Definitions

not a bit

ADVERB

hardly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barely comparatively practically rarely seldom simply somewhat

STRONG

just

WEAK

almost inconceivably almost not by a hair by no means detectably faintly gradually imperceptibly infrequently little no more than no way not at all not by much not likely not markedly not measurably not much not notably not noticeably not often not quite once in a blue moon only only just perceptibly pretty near scantly slightly sparsely sporadically with trouble

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

very

PRONOUN

none

Synonyms

STRONGEST

no one nobody nothing

STRONG

nil zero zilch

WEAK

no one at all no part not a soul not a thing not any not anyone not anything not one

Antonyms

WEAK

some

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I’m not a bit worried, and I would lose lots of money if I sold today.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

For the uninitiated, the premise may sound bleak, but not a bit of it.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024

Eight consecutive losses to a team probably makes that punctuation appropriate if not a bit of an undersell.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2024

And oh, holy wow, your support obligates them to produce grandchildren for you not at all, not a bit, not even the fading memory of a bit written in sand.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2023

Some went so far as to wear black gloves and socks so that not a bit of skin was showing.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

not a bit

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